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Money Order Fees
Limit for each money order Is $100. Fce
Amount of Money Order Cents
From $ 0.01 to $ 5.00 10
From 5.01 to 10.00
15
From 10.01 to 50.00
From 50.01 to 100.00
Registry
Domestic mail matter prepald at the Arst-ciass rate of postage, may be reg- Istered against loss, rifling or damage upon payment of the following fees : REGISTERED MAIL
Indemnity limit
Registra- tlon.fee
$
0.01 to $
5.00
.40
5.01 to 25.00
55
25.01 to 50.00
.65
50.01 to
75.00
.75
75.01 to
100.00
.85
100.01 to
200.00
.95
200.01 to
300.00
1.05
300.01 to
400.00
1.15
400.01 to
500.00
1.25
500.01 to
600.00
1.35
600.01 to 700.00
1.45
700.01 to
800.00
1.55
800.01 to
900.00
1.65
900.01 to
1000.00
1.75
CERTIFIED MAIL
Applles to first class mail having no Intrinsic value. It provides proof of mailing (when postmarked by window cierk) and proof of delivery. Certified Mali coupons are available at any post office. No indemnity Is applicable. Certified Mail Fee
in addition to postage. 15c
Inquiry fee .10c
SURCHARGES For Details Consult Your Local Postmaster
COLLECT-ON-DELIVERY (Third and Fourth Ciass Mail) C. O. D. FEES ( Unregistered)
For collections and in- Fee
demnity not to exceed Cents
$ 5.00
30
10.00
40
25.00
60
50.00
70
100.00
80
150.00
90
200.00
100
DOMESTIC INSURED MAIL
Fee
Amount of Insurance Cents
5
5.01 to
10.00 10
15
25.01 to
50.00
20
50.01 to
100.00
30
100.01 to 200.00
35
RETURN RECEIPTS
The fees for Senders' Return Re- ceipts 'for domestic, registered, certi- fied and insured mail shall be as follows :
When requested at time of mailing 70
When requested after malling 15c
(not certified)
Showing address where dellvered .3Ic
Dellver to addressee only 20c
AIDS TO PROPER MAILING
Write name and address plainly and completely.
Piace name and address of sender on ail matter.
Prepay postage fully on all letters and parceis.
Aiways address mail for city dellv . ery to street and number and request correspondents to do likewise.
Use designation North or South, East or West when It Is a proper part of the address and save delay in delivery. Insure valuable parceis except those contalning smail articies of consider- able value whleb should be registered. Wrap parcel post carefully in heavy paper and tie knots securely.
You will often gain a day's time in delivery by depositing mail as soon as it is ready. Use Postal Unit numbers on mail addressed to cities where Unit Num- 25 bers are required. 35
10-55
1st 1b. Additional lbs. (cents)
Local
Zones
$ 0.01 to $ 5.00
10.01 to 25.00
XXVI
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Post Offices and Localities in Rhode Island Giving the City or Town and County in which they are Located All Post Offices Are Money Order Offices
BRISTOL COUNTY
VILLAGES TOWNS
Annawomscott (PO, W Barrington) .
Barrington
Barrington, PO . Barrington
Bay Spring (PO, W. Barrington) .
Barrington
Bristol, PO Bristol
Bristol Highlands (PO, Bristol) .
Bristol Coggeshall (RD, Warren). . Warren East Warren (PO, Warren). Warren Hampden Meadows (PO, Barring- . ton . Barrington Mount Hope (RD from Bristol). . Bristol Nayatt Point (PO, Barrington). Barrington Poppasquash Point (PO, Bristol) . Bristol Rumstick Point (PO, Barrington) . . Barrington Warren, PO . Warren West Barrington, PO. . Barrington
KENT COUNTY
Anthony (PO, W Warwick).
. Warwick
Arctic West Warwick
Arkwright (PO, Fiskeville)
Birch Hill, PO Coventry
West Warwick
Buttonwoods, PO Warwick Centreville . West Warwick
Chepiwanoxet (PO, E Greenwich) . .
Conimicut, PO
Warwick
Warwick
Coventry, PO. Coventry Coventry Center (PO, Coventry) .
Coventry Cowesett (PO, Apponaug) . Warwick Crompton . West Warwick E Greenwich, PO. East Greenwich Escoheag (PO, Green) . West Greenwich Frenchtown (RD from E G)
East Greenwich Greene, PO Coventry
Greenwood (PO, Apponaug)
Warwick
Harris (PO, W Warwick) . Coventry Hillsgrove, PO Warwick Hoxsie, PÓ . Warwick
Jericho (PO, W Warwick) West
Warwick
Lakewood (PO, Prov). . Warwick Lippitt (PO, Phenix) .West Warwick Longmeadow, PO . Warwick Natick, PO. West Warwick
Nausauk Apponaug Nooseneck Hill (PO, Washington . .
.W Greenwich
Norwood (PO, Prov) . Warwick Oakland Beach, PO . . Warwick
Phenix, PO. West Warwick
VILLAGES TOWNS
Pontiac, PO . Warwick Potowomut (PO, E Greenwich) Warwick
Quidnick (PO, E Greenwich)
Coventry
Raccoon Hill (PO, Washington) . West Greenwich Rice City (PO, Greene). . Coventry River Point West Warwick
Rocky Point (PO, Warwick) . .
Warwick
Shawomet (PO, M O). Warwick Spring Lake (PO, Washington) . . .
Coventry Summit (PO, Coventry) . . Coventry Warwick (PO, Warwick Neck) . . .
.Warwick
Warwick Neck, PO
. Warwick
Washington, PO Coventry
W Greenwich Centre (PO, Greene) . W Greenwich
West Warwick, PO.
West Warwick
NEWPORT COUNTY
Portsmouth
Bateman's Point Newport
Bliss Four Corners (PO, Tiverton). .Tiverton
Block Island, PO. New Shoreham
Brenton's Reef .
. Newport
Bristol Ferry, PO
Portsmouth
Coaster's Harbor Island . . Newport
Conanicut Island .
. Jamestown
Fort Adams
. Newport
Fort Greble
Jamestown
Fort Wetherill
Jamestown
Gooseberry Island
Newport
Homestead, PO
Newport
Island Park
Portsmouth
Jamestown, PO
Jamestown
Little Compton, PO. Little Compton Middletown (PO, Newport) .
Middletown
Naval War College
Newport
Newport (PO, M O)
Newport
N Tiverton (PO, Fall River, Mass).
Tiverton
Portsmouth, PO.
Portsmouth
Potter's Cove (PO, Prudence) .
Prudence, PO
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Prudence Island
Portsmouth
Sakonnet
Little Compton
Stone Bridge (PO, Tiverton). .
Tiverton, PO
. Tiverton
Tiverton
West Warren
. Little Compton
Torpedo Station (Goat's Island).
Newport
PROVIDENCE COUNTY
VILLAGES TOWNS
Abbott Run .
. Valley Falls
Albion, PO . Lincoln Allendale (PO, Prov) .N Providence
Arlington (PO, Prov)
Cranston
Arnolds Mills
Valley Falls
Ashton, PO .
Cumberland
Auburn (PO, Prov)
.Cranston
Bellefont (PO, Providence) Cranston
Berkeley (PO,
Ashton). Cumberland
Bridgeton, PÓ
Burrillville
Bullock's Point (PO, Riverside) .
E Providence
Burrillville (PO, Harrisville) .
·
Burrillville
Centerdale, PO
N Providence
Central Falls (PO, Pawt). . Central
Falls
Chepachet, PO
Glocester
Chopmist . Scituate Clarkeville (RD, Putnam, Conn) . Glocester
Clayville, PO
Scituate
Cranston (PO, Providence)
Cranston
Cranston Print Works (PO, Prov) .
Cranston
Crescent Park (PO, Riverside).
. .
E Providence Cumberland Hill (PO, Manville) . . Cumberland
Diamond Hill
Manville
Dry Brook
Johnston
E Providence, PO .
E Providence
Edgewood (PO, Prov). . Providence
Elmdale (PO, N Scituate). . Scituate
Elmwood (PO, Prov). . Providence
Esmond, PO. .
Smithfield
Field's Point (PO, Prov)
Providence
.
Fiskeville, PO
. Scituate
Forestdale, PO .
N Smithfield
Foster .
Foster
Foster Centre, PO
Foster
Fruit Hill (PO, Prov). N Providence
Gazzaville (PO, Mapleville)
Burrillville
Geneva (PO, Prov)
Providence
Georgiaville, PO.
Smithfield
Glendale, PO. Burrillville Graniteville (PO, Prov) . . Johnston Grant's Mills . . Manville
Greystone, PO
N Providence
Greenville, PO
Smithfield
Harmony, PO.
. Glocester
Sachuset .
Newport
Harrisville, PO
Burrillville
Hemlock (RD, Foster Centre) .
Foster
Hope, PO
Scituate
Hopkins Mills (RD, N Scituate) .
. .
Foster
Tiverton Four Corners. . Tiverton
Warren's Point (PO, Sakonnet) .
.
Howard,
PO.
Cranston
Little Compton
Hughesdale (PO, Providence)
.Johnston
Hunt's Mills (PO, Providence) .
, E Providence
Adamsville, PO . . Little Compton Aquidneck (PO, Newport) . Coventry . Apponaug (PO, W Warwick)
XXVII
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
VILLAGES TOWNS
Huntsville (PO, Bridgeton) . Burrillville Jackson (PO, Fiskeville). . Scituate Kent (PO, Hope) Scituate Kettle Point (PO, E Prov). . E Providence Knightsville (PO, Prov). . Cranston Laurel Hill (PO, Bridgeton) . Burrillville Lime Rock (RD, Valley Falls) . . Lincoln Lonsdale (PO, Pawtucket) . Lincoln Lymansville (PO, Prov) . N Providence Manton (PO, Providence). Johnston Manville, PO .Lincoln Mapleville, PO . Burrillville Marieville (PO, Pawt). N Providence Mohegan (PO, Nasonville) . Burrillville Moosup Valley (PO, Greene) Foster Morgan Mills (PO, Providence) .
Johnston
Mount Vernon (RD, Foster Centre).
Foster
Mountain Dale (RD, Centredale) .
Smithfield
Nasonville, PO Burrillville
Nicholsville . Burrillville N Scituate, PO . Scituate
Oakland, PO . Burrillville
Oak Valley . Burrillville
Olneyville, PO Providence
Pascoag, PO . Burrillville
Pawtucket, PO Pawtucket . N Kingstown
Pawtucket (PO, Prov) . Cranston Phillipsdale (2)O, Providence) .
E Providence Plainville (PO, Oaklan Burrillville
Pocasset (PO, Prov) Johnston Pomham (PO, Riverside) . E Providence
Ponagansett Scituate Potterville (RD, Scituate) . . Foster Providence, PO Providence Richmond (PO, Scituate) . . Scituate Riverside, PO . .E Providence Rockland Clayville Round Top (PO, Harrisville) Burrillville Rumford (PO, Providence) . E Providence Saundersville (PO, N Scituate) . Scituate Saxonville (PO, Bridgeton) Burrillville Saylesville (PO, Pawtucket). Lincoln Silver Spring (PO, Riverside) E Providence Simmonsville (PO, Providence) . Johnston Slatersville, PO. N Smithfield Smithfield (PO, Centerdale) . Smithfield S Foster (RD, N Scituate) . . Foster S Scituate . . Clayville
VILLAGES TOWNS
Spragueville (PO, Centredale) .
Smithfield
Squantum (PO, Riverside) . E Providence State Institutions (PO, Howard). .
.Cranston
Stillwater
Smithfield
Tarklin
Burrillville
Thornton (PO, Providence) Johnston Union Village (PO, Woonsocket) . .
Glocester
Woodlawn (PO, Pawtucket) .
Pawtucket
Woodville (PO, Prov).N Providence
Woonsocket, PO . .
. Woonsocket
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Allenton, PO . N Kingstown
Alton, PO .
Richmond
Arcadia (PO, Hope Valley)
Ashaway,
PO
Hopkinton
Atlantic (RD, Westerly)
Oak Lawn, PO
Cranston
.
S Kingstown
Austin (RD, Washington). Exeter
Avondale (RD, Westerly) . Westerly Belleville (PO, Allenton)
Bradford, PO
. Westerly
Burdickville (RD, Bradford) .
Hopkinton
Canonchet (PO, Hope Valley) .
Hopkinton
Carolina, PO
Richmond
Centreville (PO, Rockville) .
Champlin's Crossing (RD, Hopkinton
Saunderstown) . S Kingstown
Charlestown, PO. Charlestown Clarke's Mills (PO, Shannock) . . Charlestown Coalition Corner (PO, Wickford). . N Kingstown
Cross's Mills (PO, Charlestown) . . Charlestown
Curtis Corners (PO, Peace Dale) .
S Kingstown
Davis' Mills
N Kingstown
Dorrville (RD, Bradford) . Westerly Elmhurst (PO, W Kingstown) .
Escoheag, PO Richmond ·
Exeter
Exeter. PO . Exeter Gould (PO, Peace Dale) S Kingstown Greene Hill (RD, Wakefield) S Kingstown
Hamilton, PO N Kingstown Hammond's Mills (RD, Saunders- . town) N Kingstown
VILLAGES
TOWNS
Haversham (RD, Westerly)
Westerly
Hope Valley, PO Hopkinton Hopkinton, PO Hopkinton Hunt's Bridge (RD, E Greenwich) . .N Kingstown
Kenyon,
Richmond
Kingstown, PO
S Kingstown
Lafayette, PO .
N Kingstown
Liberty .
.Exeter
Locustville
. Hopkinton
Lottery Village (RD, Westerly)
.
.
Valley Falls (PO, Pawtucket).
.Westerly
. Cumberland
Matunuck (RD, Wakefield) .
. S Kingstown
Misquamicut (PO, Summer) .
Wallum Lake, PO.
. Burrillville
Wanskuck (PÓ, Prov). . Providence
Watchenioket (PO, E Prov) .
Westerly
Mooresfield (PO, Kingstown) . .
.
E Providence
W Glocester (RD, Putnam, Conn)
. S Kingstown
Moscow (PO, Rockville) . Hopkinton
Mumford Mills .
. Richmond
Narragansett, PO .
Narragansett
Oak Hill (RD, Lafayette) .
·
N Kingstown
Peace Dale, PO
S Kingstown
Perrysville (RD, Wakefield)
S Kingstown
.
Pine Hill
Exeter
Plainville .
Richmond
Point Judith (RD, Narragansett.
.
Richmond
Pier) .
Narragansett
Potter Hill, PO
.Westerly
Quonochontaug (RD, Westerly) . . .
·
Rockville, PO
Hopkinton
Rocky Brook (PO, Peace Dale) .
S Kingstown
Saunderstown, PO
N Kingstown
Scrabbletown
N Kingstown
Shady Lea (PO, Allentown) .
N Kingstown
Shannock, PO
Richmond
Slocum, PO .
N Kingstown
South Ferry (RD, Saunderstown) ..
.Narragansett
Stillmanville (RD, Westerly) .
Westerly
Sugar Loaf Hill (PO, Wakefield) .
. S Kingstown
Swampton (RD, Lafayette)
N Kingstown
Tower Hill (PO, Wakefield) .
S Kingstown
Usquepaugh, PO
Richmond
Watch Hill, PO .
Westerly
Wakefield, PO.
S Kingstown
Weekapaugh (PO, Summer)
.
Westerly
Westerly,
PO
Westerly
W Kingstown, PO.
S Kingstown
White Rock (RD, Westerly) .
Westerly
Wickford, PO.
N Kingstown
Wickford Junction (RD, Lafayette) .
. N Kingstown
Willettsville
N Kingstown
Wood River Junction, PO.Richmond
Woodville (PO, Hope Valley).
. Hopkinton
Wyoming, PO
. Richmond
Charlestown
. N Smithfield
XX VIII
POPULATION OF U. S. CITIES OF 30,000 OR MORE IN 1950 (AS PER FINAL FIGURES OF THE 1950 U. S. CENSUS REPORT)
ALABAMA
INDIANA
MISSOURI-Continued
OREGON
Anniston
31.066
Anderson
46.820
Kansas City
456.622
35.879
Birmingham
326.037
East Chicago
54.263
St Joseph
78.588
373.628
Gadsden
55.725
Mobile
129.009
Evansville
128.636
Springfield
66.731 39.892
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown
106.756
Altoona
77.177
ARIZONA
Phoenix Tucson
45.454
Marion
30.081
NEBRASKA
Lincoln
98.884
Hazelton
35.491
Fort Smith
47.942
Little Rock
102.213
North Little Rock
44.097
Terre Haute
64.214
Reno
32.497
Mckeesport
51.502
Pine Bluff
37.162
CALIFORNIA
Burlington
30.613
Manchester
82.732
Philadelphia
2.071.605
Alameda
64.430
Cedar Rapids
72.296
Nashua
34.669
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City
61.657
Bayonne
77,203
Belleville
32.019
East Bakersfield
91.669
Sioux City
83.991
Camden
124.555
Glendale
95.702
Waterloo
65.198
Clifton
64.511
RHODE ISLAND
Cranston 55.060
East Providence
35.871
Newport
37.564
Pawtucket
81.436
Providence
248.674
Warwick
43.028
Woonsocket
50.211
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston 70.174
Columbia
86.914
Greenville
58.161
Spartanburg
36.795
Perth Amboy
41.330
Santa Ana
15.533
Santa Barbara
44.913
Santa Monica
71.595
South Gate
51.116
Stockton
70.853
COLORADO
Colorado Springs
45.472
Denver
415.786
Pueblo
63.685
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
158.709
Bristol
35.961
Fairfield
30.489
Greenwich
40.835
Hartford
177.397
Manchester
34.116
Meriden
44.088
New Britain
73.726
New Haven
164.443
New London
30.551
Brockton
62.860
Manhattan
1.960,101
Laredo
51.910
Lubhock
71.747
Stamford
74.293
Stratford
33.428
Waterbury
104.477
West Hartford
44.402
West Haven
32.010
DELAWARE
Wilmington
110.356
Holyoke
54.661
Troy
72.311
Ogden
57.112
Salt Lake City
182.121
Washington
802,178
FLORIDA
Daytona Beach
30.187
New Bedford
109.189
Asheville
53.000
Charlotte
134.042
Durham
71,311
Miami 249.276
Fayetteville
34.715
Miami Beach 46.282
52.367
Pensacola
43.479
Springfield
162.399
Taunton
40.109
Waltham
47.18
Watertown
37.329
Weymouth
32,690
Fargo
38.256
Albany
31.155
Auanta
331.314
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
48.251
Canton
116.912
Battle Creek
48,666
Cincinnati
503.998
Bay City
52.523
Cleveland
914.808
Dearborn
94.994
Cleveland Heights
59.141
Columbus
375.901
Dayton
243.872
Charleston
73.501
Boise
34.393
Grand Rapids 176.515
43.355
Elyria
30.307
Huntington
86.353
Alton
32.550
Jackson
51.088
57.951
Aurora
50.576
Kalamazoo
57.704
Lakewood
68.071
WISCONSIN
Appleton
34.010
Eau Claire
36.058
Bloomington
34.163
Pontiac
73.681
Mansfield
43.564
Green Bay
52.735
Kenosha
54.368
Chicago
3.620,962
Royal Oak
46,898
33.695
La Crosse
17.535
Cicero
67.544
Saginaw
92.918
Newark
34.275
Madison
96.056
Danville
37.864
Wyandotte
36.846
Norwood
35.001
Milwaukee
637.392
Decatur
66.269
MINNESOTA
Duluth
104.511
Minneapolis
521,718
St. Paul
311.349
Moline
37.397
Biloxi
37.425
Zanesville
40.517
West Allis
42.959
Oak Park
63.529
Jackson
98.271
OKLAHOMA
WYOMING
Enid
36.017
Cheyenne
31.935
Rockford
92.927
MISSOURI
Lawton
34.757
Rock Island
48,710
Columbia
31.974
Muskogee
37.289
TERRITORY OF HAWAII
Springfield
81.628
Independence
39.963
Oklahoma City
243.504
Honolulu
248.034
Waukegan
38.946
Joplin
38.711
Tulsa
182,740
3-54
Clinton
30.379
Bakersfield
34.784
Council Bluffs
45.429
Berkeley
113.805
Davenport
74.549
Burbank
78.577
Des Moines
177.965
Compton
38.177
Ottumwa
33.631
Bloomfield 49.307
York
59.953
East Orange
79.340
Long Beach
250.767
Hutchinson
33.575
Hoboken
50.676
Oakland
384.575
Kansas City
129.553
Topeka
78.791
Pasadena
104.577
Pomona
35.405
Richmond
99.545
Riverside
46.764
Ashland
31.131
43.927
Sacramento
137.572
San Bernardino
63,058
San Diego
334.387
San Francisco
775.357
San Jose.
95.280
Owenshoro
33.651
Paducah
32.828
LOUISIANA
Alexandria
34.913
Baton Rouge
125.629
Lafayette
33.541
Lake Charles
41.272
Knoxville
124.769
Memphis
396.000
Nashville
174.307
Oak Ridge
30.229
Albany
MAINE
Bangor
31.558
Lewiston
40.974
Portland
77.634
Buffalo
580.132
Austin
132.459
Beaumont
94.014
Brownsville
36.066
Corpus Christi
108.287
Dallas
434.462
El Paso
130.485
Fort Worth
278.778
Galv Iston
66.568
Houston
596.163
Norwalk
49.460
Brookline
57.589
Queens
1.550.849
Richmond
191.555
Niagara Falls
90.872
San Angelo
52.093
Poughkeepsie
41.023
San Antonlo
408.442
Rochester
332.488
Tyler
38.968
Rome
41.682
Waco
84.706
Wichita Falls
68.042
UTAH
Lawrence
80.536
Utica
01.531
Watertown
34.350
White Plains
43.466
Yonkers
Burlington
33.155
NORTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
Alexandria
61.787
Danville
35.066
Lynchburg
47.727
Newport News
42.358
Norfolk
213.513
Petershura
35.054
Portsmouth
80.039
Richmond
230.310
Roanoke
91.921
WASHINGTON
Bellingham
34.112
Everett
33.849
Seattle
167.591
Augusta
71,508
Columbus
79.611
Macon
70.252
Savannah
119.638
IDAHO
Flint
163.143
East Cleveland
40.047
Clarkshurg
32.014
Highland Park
46.393
Euclid
41.396
Wheeling
58.891
Belleville
32.721
Lansing
92.129
Lima
50.246
Berwyn
51.280
Muskegon
48.429
Lorain
51.202
Champaign
39.563
Port Huron
35,725
Marion
33.817
Middletown
Portsmouth
36.798
Oshkosh
41.084
East St. Louis
82.295
Elgin
44.223
Evanston
73.641
Galeshurq Joliet
51.601
MISSISSIPPI
Youngstown
168.330
33.324
Peoria
111.856
Meridian
41.893
Quincy
41.450
Springfield
78.508
Racine
71,193
Steubenville
35.872
Sheboygan
42.365
Toledo 303.616
Superior
35.325
Warren
49.856
30.414
St. Petersburg
96.738
Tampa
124.681
Winston-Salem
87.811
West Palm Beach
43.162
GEORGLA
Worcester
203.486
OHIO
Akron
274.605
Spokane
161.721
Tacoma
143.673
Vancouver
41.664
Yakima
38.486
Detroit
.849.568
Greenshoro
74.389
Orlando
Somerville
102.351
High Point
39.973
Raleigh
65.679
Wilmington
45.043
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls
Union City
55.537
West New York
37.683
Chattanooga
131.041
Jackson
30.207
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
96.815
NEW YORK
134.995
Amsterdam
32.240
Auburn
36.722
Binghamton
80.674
Elmira
49.716
Jamestown
43.354
Baltimore
949.708
Cumberland
37.679
Hagerstown
36.260
MASSACHUSETTS
Arlington
44.353
Boston
801,444
Brooklyn
2.738.175
Cambridge
120.740
Chelsea
38.912
Chicopee
49.211
Everett
45.982
Fall River 111.963
Fitchhurg
42.691
Schenectady
91.785
Haverhill
47.280
Syracuse
220.583
Lynn
99.738
Malden
59.804
Medford
66.113
Fort Lauderdale 36.328
Newton
81.994
Jacksonville 204.517
Pittsfield
53.348
Lakeland 30.851
Quincy
83.835
36.763
Revere Salem
41.880
Bronx
1.451.277
Abilene
45.570
Amarillo 74.246
MARYLAND
Mount Vernon
71.899
Newhurgh
31.956
New Rochelle
59.725
New York
7.891.957
Covington
64.452
Lexington
55.534
New Brunswick
38.811
Orange
38.037
Passaic
57.702
Paterson
139.336
San Mateo
41.782
Plainfield 42.366
Trenton
128,009
Wilkes-Barre
76.826
Wilkinsburg
31.418
Williamsport
45.047
Inglewood
46.185
KANSAS
Elizabeth 112.817
59.201
Jersey City
Wichita
168.279
Keamy
KENTUCKY
Linden
30.644
Montclair Newark
438.776
Louisville
369.129
Newport
31.044
Monroe
38.572
New Orleans
570.445
Shreveport
127.206
TEXAS
18.834
IOWA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Norristown
38.126
Pittsburgh Reading
109,320
Scranton
125.536
47,991
Duhuque
49.671
Omaha
251.117
Johnstown
63.232
Sauth Bend
115,911
NEVADA
Lancaster
63.774
New Castle
35.632
Frie
130.803
Harrisburg
89.544
ARKANSAS
Mishawaka
32.913
Muncie
58.479
Billings
31.834
Bethlehem
66.340
Butte
33.251
Chester
66.039
Lafayette
35.568
Great Falls
39,214
Easton
43.140
Montgomery
106,525
Fort Wayne
133.607
University City.
Tuscaloosa
46.396
Gary
133.911
MONTANA
Hammond
87.594
Indianapolis
427.173
Kokomo
38.672
106.818
Elkhart .
35.646
St Louis
856.796
Eugene Portland Salem
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Lowell
97.249
VERMONT
152.798
Los Angeles
1.970,358
Irvington
299.017 39.952
676.806
Alhambra
51,359
Richmond
39.539
Fresno
52.696
TENNESSEE
Port Arthur
57.530
WEST VIRGINIA
Hamtramck
ILLINOIS
Hamilton
NORTH DAKOTA
Wausau Wauwatosa
31.425
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(RHODE ISLAND)
1956
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AUTOMOBILES
FORD DUNNE
NEW ENGLAND'S FOREMOST FORD DEALER
Your Center in Rhode Island FORD Cars . Trucks · Service
Owner-Rated Used Cars Genuine Ford Parts
OPEN NIGHTLY TILL 10 P. M.
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Famous for High Trades!
GET THE DUNNE DEAL FIRST
J. S. INSKIP, INC.
Authorized Distributors for Eastern United States
SALES - SERVICE
ROLLS-ROYCE BENTLEY
ASTON MARTIN RILEY
ROLLS
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MG
MORRIS
Telephone UNion 1-3883
355 BROAD STREET
PROVIDENCE 6, R. I.
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AUTOMOBILES
De Soto
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PLYMOUTH
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LARGEST DESOTO-PLYMOUTH DEALER IN NEW ENGLAND
NEW CAR SALES 1184 No. Main PROV., R. I. DE 1-8420
USED CAR TERRACE
1211 No. Main PROV., R. I.
TE 1-9706
MOTORVILLE Super Service and Parts 1100 Hope St., Prov., R. I. MA 1-7562
1184 NORTH MAIN STREET DE 1-8420
motorville, Inc. VOLUME DE SOTO-PLYMOUTH DEALERS
DODGE AND PLYMOUTH CARS
NEW ENGLAND MOTORS INC.
PLYMOUTH
"Where You Save the Most"
DODGE "Job-Rated" TRUCKS 1ST CHOICE USED CARS New England's Largest Dodge and Plymouth Dealer
Rhode Island's Most Modern Service Facilities
220 Elmwood Ave.
Tel. DExter 1-6900
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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AUTOMOBILES
PROVIDENCE BUICK COMPANY, Inc.
BUICK
NEW BUICKS
m
USED CARS
DYNAFLOW DRIVE
THO RI
LED
A
VALVE
Complete
Buick
Service
IN NEAD SERVICE
Wholesale -
PARTS - Retail
Telephone Williams 1-3500 Only Authorized Buick Dealer in Providence
25 Reservoir Avenue
Providence 7, R. I.
Rhode Island's Oldest Buick Dealer
WALTER WINTERS, Inc. DODGE AND PLYMOUTH CARS - DODGE TRUCKS
SALES AND SERVICE
WALTER WINTERSINC
SALES AND SERVICE
ONLY DODGE BUILDS "Job-Rated" TRUCKS
PLYMOUTH
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Rhode Island's Largest MoPar Parts Wholesaler High Allowances Terms to Suit
They Last Longer
483 MAIN ST., PAWTUCKET, R. I. TEL. PAwtucket 3-2100
Rhode Island's Largest Dodge-Plymouth Dealer
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Buy with Confidence from
CRISS CADILLAC OLDS, INC.
SALES - SERVICE "Better Used Cars - Lower Prices"
555 Elmwood Avenue
Telephone HO 1-0086
GAGNIER NASH COMPANY
IO POINT SELECT Hash DEALER
Hash
Elmhurst 1-5513
910 PLAINFIELD STREET
PROVIDENCE 9, R. I.
LLOYD LONG, Inc.
Oldsmobile
SALES AND SERVICE
SAFETY TESTED USED CARS
East Providence, R.I.
GEneva 4-4900
325 Taunton Ave.
H. T. MULRY CHEVROLET CO.
CHEVROLET
Sales and Service
USED with an OK that counts ¡CARS
126-128 BROADWAY
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephones GAspee 1-6394 through GAspee 1-6399
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AUTOMOBILES
SILVERTOWN CHEVROLET CO., Inc.
New Cars Trucks Good Used Cars and Trucks
CHEVROLET
Repairing Body and Fender Work Painting Upholstering
56 PLAINFIELD ST., PROVIDENCE
Tels. Elmhurst 1-4900 - 1 - 2 - 3
Parts: Williams 1-7405
Telephone Williams 1-5420 WHITE PONTIAC CO.
PONTIAC
MOTOR CARS
Rhode Island's Largest Pontiac Dealer USED CAR ANNEX 1210 ELMWOOD AVE.
776 ELMWOOD AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
NEED A
PAINTER
PLUMBER
ROOFER
CONTRACTOR
FLOORMAN
?
CONSULT THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS SECTION
Sales and Service
AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES AND PARTS
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REPLACEMENT PARTS COMPANY, INC. Reboring -- KOETHERIZING -- Rod Aligning
Service Station Equipment
Parts for All Cars and Trucks
Brakes Relined
Clutch Rebuilding
Cylinder Head Regrinding
Complete Motor Reconditioning Pin Fittings
Flywheel Gears Installed
Brake Drums Turned Crankshaft Grinding
.
Telephone GAspee 1-4710 - 1 - 2
314 WASHINGTON ST.
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES
- For - TRUCKS, BUSSES DIESEL ENGINES MARINE SERVICE AUTO RADIOS, ETC.
. One Quality Only
MULE
Battery
IT HAS THE KICK TRADE MARK REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
- Made By - MULE BATTERY MFG. CO.
Factory at 45 RIVER AVE.
Proven Since 1923
THE STORAGE BATTERY THAT "Can't Corrode Cables"
Sales and Service
59-61 BROADWAY
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 1-0610
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